Morits Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Morits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1571:917,98172,573
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
France201:3,321,136213,627
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Morits (224) may also be a first name.

Morits Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morits Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Morits (Russian: Мориц) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 858,879th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Morits are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 601,629th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 224 people.

The last name Morits is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 917,981. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 20 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Morits is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Morits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morits last name increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Morits last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Morits earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourits92872/
Moorits9239/
Morrits929/
Moritts925/
Moriets921/
Moraits921/
Moritsch86305/
Moraites86196/
Morzhits8618/
Morritts860/
Moritz8339,095/
Morets83283/
Merits83205/
Marits83196/
Moryts8336/
Morids833/
Márits832/
Moritc831/
Murits830/
Moritsova801/
Maurits77770/
Mouritz77292/
Maritse77205/
Meerits77198/
Morgets77138/
Maarits7728/
Moeritz7726/
Merrits7719/
Morritz7716/
Marrits7716/
Morittz7712/
Mohritz7711/
Moretts7710/
Moreitz7710/
Mariets776/
Meraits774/
Matrits773/
Moretse773/
Moritch772/
Margits772/
Meritts771/
Moroitz771/
Mourics771/
Maritsh771/
Moritze770/
Murrits770/
Moraitz770/
Moric731,310/
Morić73898/
Moriz73773/
Moriţ734/
Morič733/
Merritts71575/
Maritsch71270/
Maritshe7178/
Mauritsz7175/
Morzhets7136/
Mauritsh7116/
Moorzitz718/
Moritche713/
Mmaritse712/
Moraytes712/
Moroytes712/
Morgetts711/
Moreetse711/
Morritze710/
Morretzs710/
Morrittz710/
Maritz6718,822/
Morici675,256/
Moretz672,572/
Mouriz67929/
Moricz67728/
Moraiz67692/
Morich67689/
Moreci67567/
Möritz67444/
Marets67338/
Mouric67290/
Móritz67203/
Mauritsch67163/
Meritz67119/
Moriez67113/
Márics6782/
Morriz6754/
Muritz6738/
Merets6728/
Maryts6720/
Märitz6719/
Morytz6712/
Maritš678/
Motrič677/
Morric676/
Murids673/
Morecs673/
Mohriz673/
Moridc672/
Moreic672/
Murics672/
Murets671/
Marids671/
Merritt's671/
Moretx671/
Morrissci671/
Moridz671/
Margitsch671/
Moryci671/
Mooriz671/
Moretc671/
Meryts670/

Morits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morits in the Russian language
Морицmoric-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morits
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